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Sep 1: Australia have suffered a shambolic defeat at the hands of cricket minnows Zimbabwe in front of a rocking crowd at Harare Sports Club. The No.10-ranked African nation exposed Australia for their poor batting, lack of spin options and mistakes in the field in a fairy tale three-wicket triumph. It's just Zimbabwe's second ever win against Australia in ODI cricket - the last time it happened

New Delhi, Aug 31: Indian skipper MS Dhoni, with the comprehensive six-wicket victory over England in the third One-Day International (ODI), is on the threshold of becoming India’s most successful ODI skipper, beating Mohmmaad Azharuddin‘s record of 90 ODI wins, which he registered from 1990 to 1999. Dhoni has been at the helm for seven years and with Saturday’s win, equalled Azhar’s record and is

Nottingham, Aug 30: Ambati Rayudu slammed an unbeaten 64 as India relied on an all-round display to thrash England by six wickets in the third cricket one-dayer and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the five-match series here today. Rayudu, who was drafted in place of an injured Rohit Sharma, stitched 87 runs with Suresh Raina (42) from 14.5 overs for the fourth wicket as India chased down the

Copenhagen, Aug 30: Indian teen sensation P V Sindhu assured herself of a second consecutive bronze medal at the World Championship but it was curtains for star shuttler Saina Nehwal after she suffered a straight-game loss in the women's singles quarterfinals on Friday. The 19-year-old Sindhu, who clinched the bronze at the 2013 World Championship in China, produced another gritty performance to

Copenhagen, Aug 29: India's star shuttler Saina Nehwal crashed out of the World Badminton Championships after suffering a straight game defeat at the hands of top seed Li Xuerui of China, here today. The seventh-seeded Saina was no match for World No.1 Xuerui, who took just 45 minutes to sent packing the Indian with identical 15-21 15-21 scoreline. With this victory at the Ballerup Super Arena

Cardiff, Aug 29: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has showered praise on Suresh Raina for his match-winning hundred in the second ODI against England which helped them take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.“It was a fantastic knock. By the end of the 30th over, we had not scored too many runs. It was important that he stayed at the crease because he was a set batsman. And we have realised

Aug 27: MS Dhoni is currently playing two series — on the field against England , and off it against the BCCI officials. H Natarajan writes about the predicament that Dhoni finds himself in and which is not helping Indian cricket in any way. At a time when Team India needed all the support from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), it is doing things that is only precipitating the

Bristol, Aug 26: The first ODI of the five-match series between India and England was today abandoned without a ball being bowled due to relentless rains and wet ground conditions here. At the Gloucester County Ground, the match officials decided to call off the five-match series opener at 1.30 pm local time following heavy showers. The forecast for the match was never good and it started raining

Panchkula, Aug 25: Haryana police on Sunday night arrested Yograj Singh, father of cricketer Yuvraj Singh, in a case of late-night brawl over a car parking in Panchkula town. Yograj, a former cricketer who has also worked as an actor in Punjabi movies, was held on late Sunday night following the violent clash between a group of his friends and NRI relatives and their neighbours. Yograj and his

Aug 25: After the 1-3 Test debacle, Team India witnessed a major reshuffle on the coaching front with bowling coach Joe Dawes and fielding consultant Trevor Penney forced to go on a break and BCCI appointing Ravi Shastri as the Team Director. But on the eve of the the first ODI, Dhoni said that Fletcher is still "the boss". "He will lead us into the World Cup," said Dhoni referring to the coach.